FC Barcelona Target Cucurella Tells Chelsea He Wants To Leave

BusinessSportsMoneyFC Barcelona Target Cucurella Tells Chelsea He Wants To LeaveByTom Sanderson,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tom Sanderson has been primarily based in Barcelona since 2019.Follow AuthorJun 08, 2026, 03:13am EDTJun 08, 2026, 03:14am EDTFC Barcelona target Marc Cucurella has told Chelsea he wishes to leave the club according to Mundo Deportivo, which cited anonymous sources.Getty ImagesFC Barcelona target Marc Cucurella has told Chelsea he wishes to leave the club according to Mundo Deportivo, which cited anonymous sources.Chelsea reportedly values the Spain left back at €40-50 million ($46-57.5 million), and the former La Masia pupil’s wish or priority is to return home to the Spotify Camp Nou.Barca are interested in helping him achieve this aim, but would have to sell Alejandro Balde as there would be an “overbooking” on the left defensive flank, as the phrase goes in Spain.Balde stepped up to seal the left back spot under Ronald Koeman, and gradually phased club legend Jordi Alba out. He managed to hold the position under Xavi Hernandez and Hansi Flick, but the arrival of Joao Cancelo in January complicated matters for Balde.Described as a “loose cannon” in his first loan stint under Xavi, the Portuguese has been reborn under Flick and played a key part in a second consecutive La Liga win this term.Cucurella’s arrival wouldn’t complicated matters for Cancelo - providing of course that Barca can make his loan move permanent.Last week saw reports that Al-Hilal will not stand in the way of the Catalans buying the veteran outright because he’s surplus to requirements for Simeone Inzaghi.MORE FOR YOUCancelo could play at right back, which is a role where Balde’s usual starting partner in terms of the full back position - Jules Kounde - is also under threat.In short, both men could be moved on this summer and the cash that would come in from at least one of their potential sales is important when...